1980 Walter D. Koenig Melanerpes formicivorus ARF Hartings Reservation 9 May Checked around here this morning (see map on back) and actually randomly came across a nest with babies (young- I guess 5-6 days). Although the granary of this group is not the same as that of ARF (if my understanding is correct) I'll probably call this group ARF unless we come up with something better. In any case, this is the 1st real lead on this group I've had since I discovered the granary here several winters ago. 17 May 830. Opened the nest and banded the 3 babies, who are now about 14-15 days old and #555-557. Checked the granary, but didn't see any stored acorns. Hmm. This got me thinking, and (especially after failing again to find a nest at 'ARF,Too') I began to wonder about the possibility that there aren't 2 groups up here after all and that this nest is ARF,Too's. I guess I'll just have to watch here to find out! 18 May 940. Watching the nest here. 1040. After missing several visits I finally saw 2 birds, a & and a &, both of whom were unbanded. Sigh. I guess this isn't going to solve the problem after all. 9 October j?556 and j?557 seen together up at Black Oak; see BIR Oak notes for further details. 29 December Checked up on the granary here, which is fine and has lots of acorns stored in it - enough to support the hypothesis that there are 2 groups up here. I didn't see any birds in the area, however.